The document explores existential questions about life, identity, and purpose through the lens of Buddhism, emphasizing the significance of actions (kamma) and the five aggregates that constitute human existence. It discusses the teachings of the Buddha regarding the impermanence of life, the importance of self-examination, and the pursuit of wisdom to understand the truth. Additionally, it outlines the foundation of Buddhist practice and invites readers to engage in their own inquiries to lead a meaningful life.

1. Who am I?
Part 1 : What am I doing here?
Bugs Tan
Persatuan Buddha Hilir Perak
Teluk Intan 10th Oct 2015

2. Powerful person?
Professional?
Good husband?
Saya siapa?
Handsome man?

3. Leng loi..!!?
Good person?
Saya kamu?
Angle without wings?

4. Who are you?
Karaokesinger?
Marathon runner?

5. What’s going on?
• What is the purpose of life?
• Where did I come from?
• Where do I go when I dies?
• Why can’t I be happy all the
time?
• Neighbor has a better car than
mine. @#$!*&?!
• Why Ajib kor so thick skin?
• Why I get hungry?
• Why Ringgit keep dropping?
• Why people chop head?
• 1MDB – One Malaysia Dalam
Bahaya!
• Why am I born?
• Why people call us Cina babi?
• Why must work whole life long?
• Why money is always not enough?
• Why Malaysia lost to UAE 10-0?
Sentiasa confused…#*&^!@?
Why do I feel happy and
next moment I’m not?

6. Many people are lost
They have no idea what’s going on
People are confused and
does not know what are they here for

7. We want potek… maybe

8. Some got old and could only hold
on to old memories
Obviously we don’t even ask why
are we born and what are our
purpose in life

9. Shuatao Leng Badminton Club

10. Now let’s see what the
intellectuals in the West
has to says about this

11. What the Bleep do we know?

12. So what did the Buddha say?

13. Question fromSubha
In early Buddhist scriptures, Subha, the son of an eminent Brahmin asks
the Buddha why some people are rich while others are poor, why some are
long-lived while some are short-lived and so on.
The Buddha responded:
Human beings are owners of their actions, heirs of
their actions, they originate from their actions, are
bound to their actions, have their actions as their
refuge. It is action that distinguishes beings as
inferior and superior.

14. Buddha was a great scientist
He spent 45 years teaching the Dhamma.
And along the way he has told us
“the mechanics of how a human being are
put together”

15. PARTS of a chariot
Said the Buddha
In the Samyutta Nikaya, the Buddha
was recorded as saying that just as
the word ”chariot” existed on the
basis of the various parts put
together to form a chariot.
Similary, the concept of ”human
being” exists when the five
aggregates are bundle into one to
form a man

16. Panca Kandhas

17. Mind (Nama)
TRUST
WORTHY
Human being is made-up of 5 aggregates
1. Rupa - Body forms
2. Vinnana - Consciousness
3. Sanna - Perceptions and cognitions
4. Vedana - Feelings and sensations
5. Sankhara - Mental formation and volition

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1. Rupa – Aggregate of matter
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19. 2. Vinnana - Consciousness
Eyes for sight
Body for touch
The mind receives the information and this is where it is
processed and thus bring about consciousness.

20. The senses that we experiences goes to our mind
where it is send to match with those in our memory
bank.
Here, it recalls all the past memories and
once the senses matches the past memories, we
feet it's real and we recognise.
This feeling of "real" make us function
as human being in the conventional world.
But in reality the "real" feeling is only a perception.
Now you see me. Now you don‘t
3. Sanna - Perceptions

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22. Sankhara are natural phenomena. They are our "thoughts" developed in our
mind. These thoughts appeared and disappeared in our mind as long as we
are a human being. This appearing and disappearing of thoughts happens at
the speed of nano seconds. It is set in motion from the time we are born till the
day we die.
This flow of thoughts is automatic and runs like a non-stop movie in our mind.
We can’t prevent it from appearing or disappearing in our mind but we can
halt-it temporarily when we need to concentrate on our work.
When we are thinking we are engaging our mind to focus on what we want it
to concentrate. Here is where kamma is created. If you have good thoughts,
you create good kamma and if have evil thoughts, bad kamma will follow.
5. Sankhara
Mental formation
and volition

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5 aggregates
When we are absorbed into
meditation, the five aggregates are
set in motion. When we reach some
states of consciousness that we often
hear about under the calling
transcendental, beyond conceptual
thought, union with the divine, or
anything whatsoever, those are still
aggregates being set in motion.
Whether we are thinking,
talking, making a move,
experiencing some pain,
a itchy or neutral
sensation, these are the
five aggregates, which
are set in motion
Any experience that we
can do, in any field
whatsoever, in any
manner whatsoever,
where ever or whenever
we do it, these are still
aggregates being set in
motion.
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Five aggregates are set in motion
When nibbána is known,
when nibbána is reached, as
soon as nibbána is observed,
these are still the five
aggregates being set in
motion
Upon perceiving a sensation,
whatever it is, as soon as we
are aware of something, in
reality the five aggregates are
set in motion

24. The goal of a Buddhist
The purpose of life…

25. Panna Naranam Ratanam – Wisdom is man’s precious Gem
• The goal of a Buddhist is to cultivate so that he could
attainments wisdom, so he could see the truth.
• The Buddha spent many years educating and guiding
monastic and lay communities so that people “can see the
truth” for themselves.
• The Buddha called this “anusasani patihariya” - “The
miracle of education” – and, that’s the only miracle He
approved
– Digha Nikaya Sutta no. 11 “kalama sutta”

26. To educate ourselves,
We have to do our
own experiments, trial and error
and research

27. Kalama Sutta
• The Buddha’s chatter of free
inquiry
• Ehi passiko (come and see)
• Welcoming careful
examination at all stage of
path to enlightenment

28. Like a gold smith, he
do a test to see if it is
really gold
– The Buddha
Six Methods:Visual Inspection, Bite Test,
Magnet Test, Density Test, Ceramic Plate Test,
Nitric Acid Test

29. Kalamas, when you yourselves know: "These things are good; these things are
not blameable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed,
these things lead to benefit and happiness," enter on and abide in them.'
1. Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing,
2. nor upon tradition,
3. nor upon rumor ,
4. nor upon what is in a scripture,
5. nor upon surmise,
6. nor upon an axiom, (an axiom is a truth without controversy)
7. nor upon specious reasoning,
8. nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over,
9. nor upon another's seeming ability,
10. nor upon the consideration, "The monk is our teacher."

30. 3 Characteristic of a human being
Anicca
Dukkha
Anatta

31. Anatta - Non-self
The Buddha teaches that both "we
ourselves" and everything else in this
world are compound phenomena, which
just come into existence temporarily
when conditions are right, continue to
exist for a time, changing continually
disintegrate or decomposed and are no
longer in existence.
Sabbe Sankhara anicca
Sabbe Sankhara dukha
Sabbe dhamma anatta
Which mean;
All compound phenomena are
impermanent
All compound phenomena are
suffering
All phenomena are non-self

32. We shall continue tomorrow….
End of part 1

33. Who am I?
Part 2 : How to lead a meaningful life?
Bugs Tan
Persatuan Buddha Hilir Perak
Teluk Intan 10th Oct 2015

34. Master Lu

35. Question to ask:-
1) What do you think is the woman’s
problem?
2) What is the right thing for her to do?
3) What else do you notice?
Sambung besok pagi…..

36. Thank you
See you tomorrow
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